Salil Bhatnagar
Seon
Summary
Leader, problem solver and strategic thinker with a passion to help clients improve, transform and excell in the areas of Innovation Management and Product Lifecycle Management. I am motivated to guide large and complex organizations, specializing in Pharmaceutical and Consumer Good sectors, truly achieve their full potential in Innovation and R&D to consistently meet their business targets and drive growth.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Director - Business Consulting
EY
Zurich
10.2022 - Current
- Provided strategic advice, thought leadership and best practices to R&D community at all levels, from C-Level to R&D associates
- Defined the "North Star" vision for R&D and developed short, mid and long-term transformation roadmaps and masterplans
- Led complex R&D transformations and business improvement projects to leapfrog end-to-end capabilities addressing process, systems, people and data
- Spearheaded efforts to optimize portfolio, program, and project management in the Innovation community through the adoption industry leading processes, methods, and frameworks
- Led and presented business / value cases to senior client stakeholders to secure Innovation and Transformation fundings
- Built and grew EY's PLM/Innovation practice and business
Senior Manager / Manager - Business Consulting
EY
Zurich
11.2016 - 09.2022
- Led multiple R&D business improvement projects as a Subject-matter-expert. Executed business analysis, formulated business cases and implemented improvement recommendations
- Led, guided and coached the Innovation and R&D community in navigating through Change Management on multiple projects.
Corporate Strategy MBA Intern, Power Grid Service
ABB Ltd
Zurich
06.2016 - 09.2016
- Implemented a new financial framework for evaluating global business performance and generating actionable insights
- Analyzed business portfolio performance and actively liaised with regional leaders to drive strategic decisions and initiatives
- Delivered a Turnaround Strategy for Consulting business
Project Manager, Systems Engineer
Bechtel Corporation
07.2005 - 08.2015
- Led large scale capital projects in Oil & Gas and Energy Sectors as lead Program Manager
- Designed, constructed and commissioned Process Control and Instrumentation systems on Industrial plants globally
Education
MBA -
University of St. Gallen
St. Gallen, Switzerland09-2016
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
Nagpur University
Nagpur, India03-2005
Skills
- Innovation Excellence
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Portfolio, Program & Project Management
- Transformation Management
- Agile and Innovation Coach
- Business Strategy and Visioning
- Design Thinking, Problem Solving
- Supply Chain and Operations
- Financial analysis
- Value Case definition
Affiliations
Motorbike building, track racing, skiing, surfing, digital and film photography, cooking
Timeline
Director - Business Consulting
EY
10.2022 - Current
Senior Manager / Manager - Business Consulting
EY
11.2016 - 09.2022
Corporate Strategy MBA Intern, Power Grid Service
ABB Ltd
06.2016 - 09.2016
Project Manager, Systems Engineer
Bechtel Corporation
07.2005 - 08.2015
MBA -
University of St. Gallen
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
Nagpur University
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